Music Trivia Game
Okay, I got a new game. Not sure if it should be here or in Nothingland, but it's about music, so I put it here.
Here's how it works.
One person posts a music trivia question. If you know the answer, post it. First person to get it right gets to ask another question. DON'T post another question until you are confirmed correct.
EDIT: NO GOOGLE. Please. Honour system.
I'll start.
Where did the band Pink Floyd get its name?
The effeminate barber named Floyd in the Andy Griffith show.
It's one of the advanced moves in the kama sutra.
It's one of the advanced moves in the kama sutra.
Also named after Floyd the barber. He got around.;)
Taken from the names of two old jazz musicians, one of whom was "floyd lastname" and the other of whom was "firstname pink".
Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. UT's close enough, he gets it.
I'm a WINNAH!!!
Next question.
Not including bass, ten different guitarists have played with Fleetwood Mac. Name two of them.
Lindsay Buckingham and Bob Welch?
????
You are correct ma'am!
Lindsey Buckingham
Peter Green
Dave Mason
Jeremy Spencer
Danny Kirwan
Bob Welch
Bob Weston
Dave Walker
Billy Burnette
Rick Vito
name two of the original Runaways. *the all girl band*
Joan Jett and Lita Ford?
And Cherie Currie and Sandy West and.. anyone else? I forget.
I lessthanthree Joan Jett.
Joan Jett and LIta Ford will do...the other original member was Jackie Fox.
You get to pose the Q!
I know theres some 10cc fans around here...
What is that 'ahhhhhh'ing noise in I'm Not In Love?
groupies deserves to win....
but maybe a mellotron....
Not a mellotron, but 128 individually recorded and layered tracks of the guys singing a single note, then playing them back using the mixing board sliders to control the attack and decay.
This is one of the more frequently told 10cc stories, because *everyone* thinks it is an incredibly cool thing. Apparently, they eschewed the 'Tron because it just didn't quite sound like they wanted it to.
REM used a much-simplified version of this technique on one of their songs, even going to the extent of running out and buying a Tascam multitrack cassette recorder and recording individual notes to play back when doing that song during a live concert.
Oh, hey...I won that one. That means I get to ask the next trivia question, doesn't it?
What group was conceived and founded by B3 organ wizard/producer Al Kooper?
You go girl!! I'm good on general trivia, but weak on obscure music trivia. I have one great obscure music trivia question, though.
How can I resist that? I'd like to defer my winning to wolf! So, wolf--let rip with your question!
Ok--wolf isn't going to do it.
Question:
Name ONE Bay City Roller.
Eric... Faulker? Faulkner?
Yes, Eric Faulkner, Les Mckeown, Woody Wood, Derek Longmuire.
At one time Alan Longmuire...and Ian Mitchell.
Tom somebody may have been the manager.
Hey, I saw them in concert in 6th grade, what can I say?:smack:
I'll go then.
Where did Steely Dan get its name?
It was a steam powered dildo in a book I never read and forget the name of.
sorry, duh...
In the Grateful Dead song "Wharf Rat", what is the significance of the name Pearly Baker?
Wharf Rat lyrics
Old man down, way down down, down by the docks of the city.
Blind and dirty, asked me for a dime, a dime for a cup of coffee.
I got no dime but I got some time to hear his story.
My name is August West, and I love my Pearly Baker best, more than my wine.
More than my wine - more than my maker, though he's no friend of mine.
Everyone said, I'd come to no good, I knew I would Pearly, believe them.
Half of my life, I spent doin' time for some other fucker's crime,
The other half found me stumbling around and drunk on Burgundy wine.
But I'll get back on my feet someday,
The good Lord willin', if He says I may.
I know that the life I'm livin's no good,
I'll get a new start, live the life I should.
I'll get up and fly away, I'll get up and fly away, fly away.
Pearly's been true, true to me, true to my dyin' day he said,
I said to him, I said to him, "I'm sure she's been."
I said to him, "I'm sure she's been true to you."
I got up and wandered, wandered downtown, nowhere to go but just to hang around.
I've got a girl, named Bonnie Lee, I know that girl's been true to me.
I know she's been, I'm sure she's been true to me.
Just a wild guess, but it is a pearl handled gun?
Hm... Purley Baker was one of the big prohibitionists, could that be a reference to him?
Yup, that's what I was going for. Rev Purley Baker of the anti-saloon league.
Wow... I go again?
Name two bands Mick Ronson has played with OR produced for.
Molly Hatchet and The Wiggles
Did you know that Mr Rodgers was the original drummer for (The New Yardbirds) Led Zeppelin?
don't worry. that's a lie. dirty filthy lie that I never believed in the first place. Really. Stupid Uncle Mike, Jerk.
There doesn't seem to be one on the table.
According to the RIAA, which single was the first to go platinum?
You mean the RIAA has a role besides suing grandmothers, orphans, and disabled vets for piracy?
Uh, there is one that hasnt been answered:
Name two bands Mick Ronson has played with OR produced for.
Mott the Hoople and David Bowie.
I was on a brief hiatus (bad week at work with several schedule switches) ... here's the missing question:
Listen to this clip.
What is the instrument?
(I'll supply the name of the Artist if folks are too confused.)
Fixed link. Guess away.
I can't get link to work...:(
john cage - 4 mins 32 seconds?
or even the sound of one hand clapping?
pfui. Worked fine at home. I'll have to find another version of the clip. (found. post above fixed and tested)
Eek, that's creepy. Is it Marilyn Manson, or Primus? (I have no idea what the instrument is.)
wolf, it reminds me of Laura Anderson, but I don't know the instrument.
wolf, it reminds me of Laura Anderson, but I don't know the instrument.
It is Laurie Anderson, and of course, it's a trick question. I usually offer money to people if they can guess what she's playing. I have never had to give up the money.
Oboe?
Nope, no oboe.
Her head. She has a microphone inside her mouth. Or is it the violin with a recorder head and the bow that has magnetic tape instead of horsehair?
I love Laurie Anderson but I haven't heard her in years. Thanks for making me 21 again for a bit!
Close but no guitar. She has done both, but neither is the case for Closed Circuit Baby.
Rubber band stretched between the fingers and plucked? At least, that's what it sounds like when I do that. Always been fascinated with the idea of using that as a bass instrument.
can't think of the name and the rules are no googling, but it sounds like one of those things that makes sound out of electrical current manipulated be the distance of ones hands from the instrument. I know. This is a shitty answer/guess.
^theremin
edit: not theramin
Did I hear the right song? I heard nothing but low freq stuff. Although a theremin can do low freq stuff, it really didn't sound like one to me at all.
Definitely Laurie Anderson, though.
It sounds like her and some rubberbandy-like thing, but all either A) run through an effects unit which adds a metallic echo, or B) performed into a metallic pipe-like thing and micd at the other end of that thing.
Not a rubber band or a theremin ... UT's guess B is closest, but still not quite it.
Do you want to keep trying or be let off the hook?
I saw her play "herself" - she hit different parts of her body/clothing, producing different sounds. Is that it?
I've seen her do that as well, but it's not this particular cut.
Nope.
I'll post the answer if nobody gets it by the time I get home from work.
she's playing a PVC pipe. She's smacking the top of it with a floppy rubber paddle, kinda like a ping pong paddle.
Nope, and nope.
*ding*
Time's up ...
The correct answer is: Microphone Stand
Which is why UT got closest with "performed into a metallic pipe-like thing and micd at the other end of that thing."
He just missed the leap of illogic necessary for a wholly correct response.
But I will hit the tip jar in honor of the effort. Actually, I'll hit the tip jar because I want to, the response is just a handy excuse.
Try something easier then... What beautiful, tasteful Brit singer/songwriter only found success after Eminem sampled one of her songs... many years after it was originally recorded?
Dido
But that song totally got airplay when it came out, at least around here... I was under the impression she was pretty successful before Eminem, though he definitely introduced her to a new demographic.
Name the popular 60s musician who has since retired from music completely, and now teaches high-level math courses at a university in California.
Zappa is, regrettably, deceased.
Zappa is, regrettably, deceased.
Oh, I guess he isn't teaching anymore either?
:blush:
No, he's still teaching. Maybe not higher level math courses, though.
No, not Zappa.
And I've realized it's not entirely accurate to place him squarely in the sixties, so I wish to amend the clue to note that he was also popular in the late fifties, and mostly already retired by the late sixties.
If I go to a "dead/not dead" website, would that be cheating?
This *is* a pop performer and not a novelty performer, right? We're not talking about Tom Lehrer, I am assuming?
You would be assuming wrong. I count Tom Lehrer as a fine musician! :) Elspode is correct...
Always check IotD -- Lehrer retired from teaching five years ago.
Crap, I hadn't realized that! I suck. At least you're not telling me he died, I'd be really upset then.
Okay, I guess I get to do another one...lessee....
What did Tony Kaye do many years before becoming the late-80's/early 90's keyboardist for Yes?
What did Tony Kaye do many years before becoming the late-80's/early 90's keyboardist for Yes?
He attended grade school. ;)
Before he was the keyboardist for Yes, he was the keyboardist for Yes.
...and in-between, The Buggles. UT wins!
You sure about that Buggles?
Nope. I was confused. I will claim that I was still using mind altering substances in those days, and managed to confuse Geoff Downes' stint with Yes with Kaye's.
I surrender my music trivia question-posting rights as penance.
Well you've just answered my trivia question correctly.
But, if you're really surrendering,
Only one Elvis Costello song ever charted in the US as a single. Which one?
Every Day I Write The Book.
...Either that or Allison.
Right the first time, well played
this one's a double question; only ONE needs to be answered.
A.) What colour is Mick Ronson's guitar? Google Image Searching IS okay for this.
B.) What is the only style of guitar playing officially named after a person?
Well, the pics' quality is widely varied, but I finally found a good shot of a blonde/natural finished Les Paul Custom, which seems consistent with most of the other live pics I saw (where I thought for awhile it might have been a goldtop).
django'esqe isn't an 'official' style, and slowhand blues isnt named after anyone.
BZZZZT. Incorrect.
But...but...huh?I need clarification...is this the guitar you are referencing as Mick Ronson's guitar? If so, then are we talking:
1) Original color?
2) Replacement headstock color?
3) Color terminology dispute?
Clearly, I am not the Mick Ronson fan that you are, Ibram... :)
Yes, the original colour.
django'esqe isn't an 'official' style, and slowhand blues isnt named after anyone.
Eric Clapton?
Is his name Eric Slowhand?
From Spode's link
Originally it started out as a solid black 1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom
Is his name Eric Slowhand?
His nic is Slowhand.:dedhorse:
Laddie...you should have *said* "What is the original color of Mick Ronson's guitar". :rolleyes:
I thought the fact that he expressly allowed Google image searches made it clear it was a trcki question of some sort. Personally, I thought it was going to be something along the lines of "his is in a museum, he actually plays his friend's guitar in concerts..."
No, actually, he's dead, so he doesnt do many concerts.
Jinx got it. It's a BLACK Les Paul Standard, with the top sanded down and revarnished.
So is it too late for me to guess Flamenco?
it is, but you're wrong anyway
*fantasizes about multiple choice questions*
Ok. Describe the original/banned artwork for the GnR Appetite for Destruction album. Bonus points if you name the artist.
Easy, the inner artwork, with the robot and the demon and the chick with the panties around her shins.
Right on, Robot Rape Scene by Robert Williams.
Was the guitar style named after Maybell Carter?
The meaning behind 'Led Zeppelin'? The name of the band.
Isn't it Ibram's turn again?
sorry, I didn't read the rules, Passed over the rules or I'm an idiot or all of the above.
please continue:redface:
I'm sure you aren't an idiot, m'dear. Myself, I'm not so sure about.
The guitar style in question is Travis Picking, named after Merle Travis.
Who played guitar in the song China Girl by David Bowie, who co-wrote the song, and why did David Bowie include it on Let's Dance?
More importantly--how does Ibram know all this obscure stuff?
Wasn't that Carlos Alomar?
I know all this stuff 'cause music is my life. And at the moment it's manifesting itself as a Bowie fixation, hence so many bowie/ronson questions. I've got a few others up my sleeve though that ARENT bowie, so yeah.
EDIT: Not Carlos Alomar, no.
No, Elspode, wrong!
Wikipedia sez Iggy Pop cowrote with Bowie in the 70's, and that it was resurrected and popified for Let's Dance.
I have no idea why it was included, though. Perhaps because Bowie was trying to kick smack at the time?
The guitar style in question is Travis Picking, named after Merle Travis.
"Officer Barbrady, I call shenanigans!"
Carter-style picking can be thought of as a blend of rhythm and lead. It is a technique named after Maybelle Carter of the Carter Family, who popularized this style in the group's recordings in the 1930's. Carter-style is characterized by playing the melody notes on the bass strings and rhythmic fills on the treble strings. This lets the guitar perform as both a lead instrument and rhythm instrument at the same time.
Yet that is almost exactly what Travis picking is. Either way, Carter-style was guessed too late.
And ELSPODE! That's against the rules, you aren't s'posta look it up, thats the point!
Since that one's outta the bag I guess I'll ask another one. Stevie Ray Vaughan played guitar on that song, and Bowie recorded it cause Iggy was nearly starving cause he was so poor; Bowie recorded it again and sold a lot of copies, and Iggy got a share of it.
Name FIVE musicians who contributed to Warren Zevon's Warren Zevon
Holy cow. I just looked it up on allmusic.com. Yes, I know that disqualifies me.
However, I think the correct answer ought to be "just about everyone".
's very true, I was going to say ten, but that's too many off the top of one's head.
Linda Ronstadt, David Lindley, Lee Sklar, Jackson Browne and Russ Kunkel are my guesses. And no, I didn't look 'em up. Major Zevon fan, here. I'm not saying they're *correct*, I'm just sayin'.
Ibram: the reigning champion of music trivia.
Damn, Ibram you good.
That's one, elspode... four of 'em arent right, sorry. Keep trying!
Aw, crap. How about telling us which one is right?
Jackson Browne played on Warren Zevon.
Pulling from my butt....Ronnie Wood, Stewart Copeland,
gah... these are tough
Linda Ronstadt, David Lindley, Lee Sklar, Jackson Browne and Russ Kunkel are my guesses. And no, I didn't look 'em up. Major Zevon fan, here. I'm not saying they're *correct*, I'm just sayin'.
I think those artists were probably all on Excitable Boy, but that's not the album Ibram's asking about.
I am so far from being able to answer any of these questions that I'll just shut up now.
Holy cow. I just looked it up on allmusic.com. Yes, I know that disqualifies me.
Me too.
Are you sure David Lindley isn't correct also Ibram?
the led zep thingie.... quote by one of the band at their fiirst gig after splitting from the yardbirds..''oh well, that went down like a lead zeppelin'
.... and whats the connection between T-Tex and SofCell....
Jay, you have to answer one right before you can ask one.
And you're wrong about zeppelin... It was actually Keith Moon who said it, before their first gig; "you'll fly like a lead zeppelin!"
EDIT: oh man, jinx, you're right, i missed that one... Okay, Elspode, that's TWO, my mistake
I knew it was a drummer......
.....but I did think it was led zepp's drummer who said it.... oh well....
as for getting it right first..... not going to happen..... (all the ex-wives and the current wife are in agreement on that.....)
Well it doesn't hurt to try, but you can't just jump in and ask questions, it doesnt work that way.
I'm reminded of a time when a friend of mine's wife-to-be attempted to organize a pool-full of drunken, naked pagans into a rousing game of Sharks and Minnows.
Rather a lot like herding cats, it was. Drunken, verbal cats, who started heckling her partway through her explanation of the "rules."
...Bowie recorded it cause Iggy was nearly starving cause he was so poor...
And I thought he was skinny from all the heroin. Jeez.
Sharks and minnows? Sounds sexy in a naked pagan, drunken in the pool, nearly drowning sort of way.
And so what is the new question?
Name FIVE musicians who contributed to Warren Zevon's Warren Zevon
Elspode has two so far...
And I thought he was skinny from all the heroin. Jeez.
Naw, that's just why he was poor.
Nobody knows the answer. Tell us and move on.
I got two out of five, so can I ask 40% of a new question? The no-research rule is going to sort of drag this thread down, IMHO. There needs to be a time or # of incorrect guesses limit, and then the poser will have to pass it...or something. Otherwise, this thread will turn into "Marvel at Ibram's (considerable) Music Triva Knowledge".
Fine, Elspode, go.
The full list:
Warren Zevon - Primary Artist, Harmony Vocals, Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano
Gary Mallaber - Drums
Larry Zack - Drums
Jackson Browne - Harmony Vocals, Vocals, Guitar, Slide Guitar
Lindsey Buckingham - Harmony Vocals, Vocals, Guitar
Rosemary Butler - Harmony Vocals, Vocals
Jorge Calderon - Harmony Vocals, Vocals
Phil Everly - Harmony Vocals, Vocals
Glenn Frey - Harmony Vocals, Vocals, Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
Gentlemen Boys - Harmony Vocals, Vocals
Don Henley - Harmony Vocals, Vocals
Billy Hinsche - Harmony Vocals
Bonnie Raitt - Harmony Vocals, Vocals
J.D. Souther - Harmony Vocals, Vocals
Carl Wilson - Harmony Vocals, Vocals
Sid Sharp - Strings
Stevie Nicks - Vocals
Waddy Wachtel - Vocals, Guitar
Jai Winding - Vocals, Keyboards, Piano
David Lindley - Banjo, Fiddle, Violin
Marty David - Bass
Bob Glaub - Bass
Roy Marinell - Bass
Ned Doheny - Guitar
Bobby Keys - Saxophone
Ibram--you just knew all those names off the top of your head????
No, but I knew at least five.
Glenn Frey
Don Henley
Bobby Keys
Stevie Nicks
Waddy Wachtel
Lindsay Buckingham
Warren Zevon, duh
Bobby Keys
Name the popular 60s musician who has since retired from music completely, and now teaches high-level math courses at a university in California.
So what's the answer???
It was Tom Lehrer. Elspode guessed right, but UT informed us that we don't check IOTD enough, and that Lehrer retired from teaching a few years ago.
I defer my turn to someone else. I'm not trying to take control, I just want it to keep moving.
Nah, just go dude, someone has to and you got more than anyone else did
Name the instrument that does the shrill lead line during the instrumental break on "Runaway" by Del Shannon.
Wasn't that like, one of the first synths? Clav-something?
Piccolo?
(wild, desperate guess)
Was not a synth nor piccolo, but Ibram's got half of it.
clavi...tron? clavi...line? clavi...cle? something like that. Cant really remember.
No one is gonna get closer than Ibram.
Clavioline.
And I did know this before asking the question. The link is just to help those who aren't familiar with the instrument learn a little bit about it, should they so desire.
Whooo!
Now if only I could remember little random things I hear when I'm trying to take a math test...
Identify the owner of this:
The artist formerly known as Prince
Prince it is.
I can't get enough of him today. I love him. When Doves Cry is my new favorite song. For now. Amazing shred intro.
What's the question, sensi?
There's a bar/club in New Jersey called the Stone Pony. What's its claim to fame?
Someone started there... one of those boring guys I dont like much. Since neither Coldplay nor U2 is from new jersey...
Springsteen?
Someone started there... Springsteen?
Nope. But close.
Well if not springsteen, I give up.
EDIT: HEY! I looked it up, seeing as how I gave up..
It is known as a starting point for many musicians, including New Jersey natives Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa, Jon Bon Jovi, Guido Marzorati, and Massachusetts native actor/musician "Miami" Steve Van Zandt. It continues to attract top musical artists from across the world.
hmph.
There's a bar/club in New Jersey called the Stone Pony. What's its claim to fame?
Griff and a couple other PA boys got wicked drunk there one evening and ignored Bon Jovi, hoping that Bruce (the other Bruce) was going to drop by instead.
gasp, ignored bon jovi?
okay, jon is a bit lamish, but richie pwnz.
Is richie the one bon jovi was going to kick out of the band for getting fat?
I listen to Yngwie, you think I care if hes fat?
No, but jon bon jovi does. One of the band, I don't remember which, he was going to kick out for getting fat. As a musician who got fat I am so unimpressed by this.
Jon's music seems cooler from 20+ years distance. He was on an unbearable high rotatation at that point. I hadn't heard the weight story, wow, what a jerk. Oh and Jon just came in and sang with the act that was scheduled, no hot band.
Springsteen didn't get his start there Ibram. Greetings from Asbury Park and The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle both came out in '73 - the Stone Pony opened in '74. It's famous because he used to stop in and play unannounced gigs there even during the height of his career.
Who's next?
What awesome guitarist, who wrote Ramblin' Man, did Griff see unannounced at a hole in the wall bar in Scranton PA?
BonJovi...pompous ass and mean drunk. :(
Dickie Betts?
You sir have earned the right to ask a question.
What was The Who's name before they were The Who?
Let me clarify...what was The Who's name *immediately prior* to being named "The Who"?
The Adric? The Tegan? The Sarah Jane Smith?
The Who What Where When How
Bri is correct. It would have also been reasonable to have accepted "The High Numbers", as they called themselves that briefly as well.
What do Peter Green and Eric Clapton have in common?
They're both men? They're both musicians? Too vague...
Peter Green and Eric Clapton both belonged to what musical group--howzat? ;)
Well, Clapton, Beck and Page all played in the Yardbirds at one time or another, so let's guess that for Green as well...
Close, Els, but not quite. :)
john mayalls bluesbreakers?
YES! They were both in the Bluesbreakers!
Ok, Jay, your turn.
mmmmm.... tbh, I'm outside of your timezone .... any question I asked ( like for example what's the connection between the Yardbirds and 10cc) would have to wait 24 hours for confirmation. I deferr to you, Brianna, to set the next one...... ( you may treat (or ignore)...(have I got the parenethesis right) my question as an academic exercise)...
On the sit-com Happy Days the Fonz had a friend named Pinky Tuscadero. Pinky had a rockin' little sis named Leather. Who played Leather Tuscadero?
Bonus points if you can tell me who this person was a role model to.
Yes, Suzi Quatro!
She inspired Joan Jett
Els, it's your turn!
The Who's manager from their early years has a famous brother.
Name both.
Well met, sir! Your give...
i read it on an album insert sleeve..
name three songs from Uriah Heep's first album.
The Wizard, Long Black Veil, Stealin'?
The Wizard : Demons and Wizards
Stealin: Sweet Freedom
Long Black Veil? dunno
This is what happens when one isn't allowed to use reference materials. :sniff:
i read it on an album insert sleeve..
name three songs from Uriah Heep's first album.
Gypsy.Real Turned On,Dreammare....all from Very 'eavy Very 'umble...
OK
To make the question a little easier, (maybe that is a little tough...I just happen to have all their work)
Name Uriah Heep's first album.
Great! Correct on both counts!
Lots of folks don't know their drummer ( Nigel Olsson) now drums for Sir Elton John.
YOUR TURN, bebop
What was the name of the house Jimmy Page bought on the banks of Loch Ness which used to be owned by Aleister Crowley....
mmmmm...... i know its not, but ....
the House of Usher would be so fitting........
That would be Boleskine House.
That would be Boleskine House.
Thought that one would have been tougher..next question please Ghostie :D
Damn.... you guys are tough!
Thought that one would have been tougher..next question please Ghostie :D
Well, I used to manage an independant music store, and I have a lot of books on odd subjects.
Now, for the question -
At the end of the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?", what is unusual about the gravediggers?
They were asking movie trivia questions, and not music trivia questions?
They were dressed like the Beatles on the front of Abbey Road?
They were singing "Po' Lazarus", a song that didn't exist until the 50's?
They were asking movie trivia questions, and not music trivia questions?
They were dressed like the Beatles on the front of Abbey Road?
Umm, no. And as they were on screen, the question is on topic for this thread.
They were singing "Po' Lazarus", a song that didn't exist until the 50's?
Again, no.
"Po' Lazarus" was sung at the begining of the movie, not the end.
The song at the end was "Lonesome Valley".
"Po' Lazarus" was sung at the begining of the movie, not the end.
The song at the end was "Lonesome Valley".
Was worth a try.
Ok, it's been 4 days, I give - what's unusual about them?
I know! But, I can't tell. I cheated and looked it up. It's pretty freakin' obscure, if you ask moi.
I know! But, I can't tell. I cheated and looked it up. It's pretty freakin' obscure, if you ask moi.
yah I cheated too.
I had a suspicion regarding the answer, but screwed up my ability to post it by seeking confirmation and specifics. I don't have a handy question ready anyway.
Can we get a new question?
Sorry it took so long to get back here, work and all...
The three gravediggers are members of "The Fairfield Four", of which there are five members.
OK, maybe this one is better -
What song reached #6 on the UK music charts that contained the word "parallelogram" AND was a cover version of a previously released recording?
Ok, this isn't fun anymore. Nobody is even taking a stab. I propose easier questions or shorter guessing periods.
Ok, this isn't fun anymore. Nobody is even taking a stab. I propose easier questions or shorter guessing periods.
OK, fine.
Answer to my question -
Motorhead - Motorhead
Easier question coming up -
Who sang "Hit Me Baby One More Time"?
How's that? Easy enough for ya?
I mean, I'd hate for trivia questions to have to make ya think.
Bah. Math and logic puzzles make you think. Trivia you either know or you don't, that's why it's trivia.
Brittney Spears sang "Hit Me Baby One More Time"
Name the ska band whose one-hit-wonder single was a remake of Dexys Midnight Riders' "Come On Eileen."
Ho shit, I have that motorhead song on my iTunes... but its motorhead, who listens to the WORDS in a motorhead song?
EDIT: Save Ferris? They're ska, arent they?
OK, fine.
Answer to my question -
Motorhead - Motorhead
Easier question coming up -
Who sang "Hit Me Baby One More Time"?
How's that? Easy enough for ya?
I mean, I'd hate for trivia questions to have to make ya think.
Sorry, I left out the :sniff:
EDIT: Save Ferris? They're ska, arent they?
They were considered ska when I was in high school... on the other hand, emo meant something totally different back then, so one can never be sure. But yes! Ibram is correct!
What album, by whom, contains, above the FBI ANTI PIRACY WARNING, the text
"THIS ARTIST DOES NOT ENDORSE THE FOLLOWING WARNING. THE F.B.I DOESNT HAVE HIS HOME PHONE NUMBER AND HE HOPES THEY DON'T HAVE YOURS."?
Just a wild guess ... Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers of Prevention
Oh. No. that couldn't be it. Too early for a piracy warning. That would have been a vulgarity warning.
nevermind.
I'll wild guess Moby, on the album "Play."
This one may be too obscure... it's Elvis Costello's The Delivery Man.
Which album famously contains the text TO BE PLAYED AT MAXIMUM VOLUME on its back cover?
Bowie -- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars
OK
name the band whos eponymous BUT unlabelled album cover was replaced by a second cover.
hint: 12 inch era, the name was only on the cello wrapper.
hinthint: the original cover contained controversial subject matter.
"the white album" - The Beatles
But that wasnt eponymous, was it?
It wasn't really named The White Album
the White Album cover was embossed "The Beatles"
hinthinthint: the bands ONLY album released in 1969
Still my favorite Beatles album, that.
OK, time's up, the answer-----> a bit NSFW:
Blind Faith
Clapton, Baker, Grech, and Winwood
New question: what other album cover featured a photo several nude females for the UK release but was different for US release?
That pink floyd album that had Piper and the other one, i forget what the other one was?
Nope, hint: the artists only #1 (US) release.
OK, time's up, the answer-----> a bit NSFW:Blind Faith
Clapton, Baker, Grech, and Winwood
I never knew there was any other cover besides that one. At least, that's the one I've always had, both on vinyl and CD.
Roxxy Music - don't know the name
Was it Jimmi Hendrix Electric Ladyland?
I like this game..take it it's my go again..OK easy one
Captain Sensible sometimes guitarist with The Dammed had a huge solo hit with a song taken from a musical..What was the song what was the musical
Be happy (happy talk) from South pacific
Be happy (happy talk) from South pacific
Correct buy that man a cigar..next question please??? :D
wow.... that puts me on the spot......
mmmmm......
which member of a famous 70's group wrote a 60's hit for The Yardbirds, and what was it/
"Heart Full of Soul", Graham Gouldman of 10cc.
DAMMIT I KNEW THAT ONE! Stupid UT beating me to it... [SIZE="1"]mumble grumble rawr...[/SIZE]
Actually, Gouldman wrote several of the Yardbirds hits, Heart Full of Soul included, though I was thinking of 'For your Love'.
Still, UT got it right.
Gouldman also wrote "Bus Stop" for the Hollies. One of Crosby, Stills, and Nash was a Hollie when "Bus Stop" became their first charting hit. Which one?
Yes! He joined CSN because the Hollies weren't a good vehicle for his more serious work.
WooooHoooo! After 264 posts, I finally get one.
OK, here's the Q:
Before Black Sabbath hit it big, their lead guitar player (Tony Iommi) left the group to play for another band (who also hit it big later) then quit after one practice to rejoin Sabbath. Name the other band. Bonus: Why did he quit the other band after only one practice?
Deep Purple?
Coz Ronnie James Dio is an asshat?
Not Deep Purple.
First clue: The band in question is still together and still touring. And by together, I mean the people that are commonly associated with the band are still members of the band.
The Band?
Because he didn't like the name of The Band?
Nope.
2nd clue: During the very brief time Iommi was with the other band, he appeared with them in the Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus in 1969. The concert was filmed but the film was lost and for decades it was thought that no copies of it existed. I guess somebody found it because it was just released on DVD.
For those of you who don't know and can't wait for the answer - wikipedia knows.
JETHRO TULL!
Without wikipedia, thank you very much.
Lost my rock and roll virginity to Jethro Tull. I haven't missed it since.
JETHRO TULL!
Without wikipedia, thank you very much.
You, sir, are the
WINNAH!!!Nice one Ibram.
Wiki doesn't say explicitly, but the gig was "an appearance on "The Rolling Stones' Rock'n'Roll Circus" in which the band mimed "A Song For Jeffrey".
I'm thinking the mime thing had something to do with it.
Nice one Ibram.
Wiki doesn't say explicitly, but the gig was "an appearance on "The Rolling Stones' Rock'n'Roll Circus" in which the band mimed "A Song For Jeffrey".
I'm thinking the mime thing had something to do with it.
Nick Abrams (JT's lead guitar) left JT right before the appearance but Iommi hadn't had time to learn any of the music so he had to mime to a soundtrack. The official reason he left was over differences over the role he had to play - Ian Anderson was the boss and Iommi would have to be a supporting member. The reason Iommi later recounted in an interview was that they practiced too early in the morning.
Funny, because Iommi later started making Sabbath practice early in the am and credits Anderson for showing him how to run a band.
An easy one... What entirely instrumental album recieved an RIAA warning label for explicit content?
Nash.
Yeah, I feel like a numbskull.
nash is a brit, hollies were brits, you'd think it was a no brainer, i.e. perfect for me.
sigh
An easy one... What entirely instrumental album recieved an RIAA warning label for explicit content?
Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" as performed by the Pittsburgh Queef Quintet.
A shot in the dark, there.
Got it, UT.
The song G-Spot Tornado is what got it the warning... and even if that song hadnt been on there, they probably would have given him the warning just for being Frank Zappa.
Name the ancient country crooner who is a favorite of Melinda French Gates and performed at the Gates' wedding reception.
George Jones? Hank Williams Jr.? Willie Nelson? Kenny Rodgers? uhhh.... Jim Nabors?
Oh, now I feel bad for guessing wildly... :blush: So here's an easy one for the locals.
JFK Stadium, in Philadelphia, was condemed on July 13, 1989 and later demolished. What band performed the last public event at this awsome venue, on July 7, 1989?
Correct! Amazing...:lol:
You're up sir... make it a good one.
Jerry would be proud of such a loyal fan, Jinx.
The roof of Kansas City's Kemper Arena collapsed in a storm in June of 1979. What group's performance,scheduled for the next day, had to be cancelled due to the incident?
No, and no. As I am terminally busy, and do not wish to drag the game down, I will reveal that it was...Yes!
And I will pass the query privilege to the first person who grabs it. Gotta go move some more.
taps fingers on desk... doesn't have a question worthy of this thread.....
What frontman, who is now more famous for his huge shows he organized than his band, has been quoted as saying that he started doing rock and roll for the sex, and that he lost his virginity at 13?
No, Ozzy is famous enough from Sabbath and his solo stuff, and didnt say that.
There's a pretty good chance you've never heard more than one or two songs by this guy, but I'm sure you know of him.
What day of the week doesn't Bob like?
What event inspired the
Boomtown Rats to record I Don't Like Mondays?
What event inspired the
Boomtown Rats to record I Don't Like Mondays?
A schol girl gunned down a bunch of kids in her school. When asked why, she replied "I don't like Mondays"
Who played lead guitar on "Hang on Sloopy"?
Just guessing... Robby Krieger?
Forget it. I just cheated and Googled the answer.
Cool! Some of my brain cells are still working!
What was unusual about Jimi Hendrix' Fender Stratocasters?
He played lefty but used righty guitars and strung them upside down.
I knew that one wouldn't last long in this crowd.
UT, take it away!
Still on level Easy: how many musicians were in Ben Folds Five?
Cool! Some of my brain cells are still working!
What was unusual about Jimi Hendrix' Fender Stratocasters?
I would have said it was charred. :redface:
no, no, no and no (thoguht this was easy, must be difficult, updating my notes)
Three?
ding ding ding ding ding
Oh my gosh! You like me, you really like me!
Ok, seriously gotta love the process of elimination. Now for a question...
I know this is easy but I really can't think of anything else:
What song was written about the mugging of a TV newsanchor?
(Won't be back on til tomorrow...feel free to answer and re-question at will!)
:)
Was it that great 1972 hit "Give Me All Your Money, Punk"?
What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
I think UT is right. She DID say we could move on, right?
*Nsync member Lance Bass admitted this week via People magazine that he is homosexual. Assuming that all members of *Nsync are also homosexual, name one other Gay American who has been a member of *Nsync.
(that is the mathematical usage of "assuming". we don't know if they actually are gay but for the purposes of this problem, we say they are.)
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Anyhoo...What does OMD stand for?
Orchestral Manouevers in the Dark
Still got their first album (vinyl, of course).
I notice we had a CSNY questsion before....
name the three bands they came from, and who came from which band. (you should already have a head start with Nash)
Crosby=Byrds
Stills=Buffalo Springfield
Nash=Hollies
?
need the fourth name and band, Brinna
D'oh!
Young=Buffalo Sprigfield
yeah, I knew it would be too easy! All yours.....
What was the original name of the band that eventually became U2?
What does OMD stand for?
What does
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UT-that answer, while very clever, is incorrect.
No. Try harder! Hint--it's a musical phenom.
No. Try harder!
Can we cheat?
Hint--it's a musical phenom.
Feedback?
Yes! Feedback!
Your turn, glatt!
Wow, and I just guessed.
OK. Queen recorded many albums in their early years where they proudly stated in the liner notes that no synthesizers were used on those albums. Then one year, they decided to embrace synthesizers. Name the first album (or any song off the album if you don't know the album's name) where Queen used synthesizers.
Nope that was when they had no synths.
Actually, I think I'm going to ask a different question. My memory was that it was a really obvious answer, but when I confirmed the answer I saw I was wrong. My apologies. Let me ask a simpler question.
What was Lefty Wilbury's real name?
Tom Petty?
Close, but he was Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr. (had to look him up, cause I didn't know his name.)
C'mon guys, its not Lynne. One more...
Orbison?
Yes!!
Nelson (Harrison),
Otis (Lynne),
Lucky (Dylan),
Lefty (Orbison)
and Charlie T. Jnr (Petty)
Heehee
A Soprano's actor is a member of what band?
Steven Van Zandt / E Street Band?
Correctamundo! (I can never come up with really good questions.)
Your turn!
Name the only band who has had 6 albums on the Billboard 200 at the same time.
Its either the beatles or michael jackson.
The Rolling Stones. ? ! ?
Nope, none of those.
Hint: The 6 albums were all of the albums the band had released up until that point.
In "stats" questions, it's usually somebody you wouldn't suspect.
God, I hope it's not the BeeGees.
In "stats" questions, it's usually somebody you wouldn't suspect.
No no, you guys should get this.
Wanna keep guessing or should I spill it?
Hint us at the era. It can't be modern...
The Doors had 6 studio albums.
Pink Floyd went through these sort of waves of success but it's hard to imagine the old work charting after the fact.
i got it on my first guess, but jinx thinks if i answer, youz guys will think we cheated. i honestly haven't seen her but for an hour or so at night all week. work has been a motherfucker this week.
Everytime I try to type Led Zepplin it appears Longines Symphonette. WTF is up with my keyboard???
Led Zepplin is my guess.
Dangit. I was on the way home and figured it out.
Dangit. I was on the way home and figured it out.
You expect us to believe that?
ha ha. I need to read inch3 a few truck books and I will be right back with a music Triv.
His little noggin is dreaming dreams of huge dowas and even bigger trucks that smash-- really loud.
Moving on to music trivia.
Probably an easy one, I forgot my really good one so this may out me as the lame ass musical midget that I am:
Former pop star turns executive producer of a punk rock saturated cult film.
musician/band and film?
Michael Nesmith/The Monkees - Elephant Parts
Oh so close. I was thinking of a different movie. Repo Man.
But I'm sure that was on the tip of your tongue. Your turn
Actually, no it wasn't. Dammit. Now I have to think of a damn question ...
Who is the singer on the theme song to Pee Wee's Playhouse?
you mean it isn't Pee Wee?
Paul Rubens? (who is PeeWee)
Elspode is correct! You're up, buddy!
What instrument defines both the sound of the Byrds and Tom Petty, among many others?
What's that I hear? A 12-string?
Hai ibram i am new member to this site .it very good .i also try to answer but not to this.
Now i have question only.Do you know the music director A.R.Rahman ?
Not just a 12-string but a specific Rickenbacker electric 12-string, the model number of which I do not know?
wasn't that a Rickenbacker RG12s. serial number 27a54178/w23?
UT's answer was close enough...model doesn't matter, and serial number? I don't think all the bands shared just the one... :)
I looked it up, it was the 360/12. Although I think I remember a McGuinn artist model.
There are a lot of players who have famously played Rickenbacker basses, but the most important one was in the most popular band of all time. Name him.
George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison composed and recorded most of the first Traveling Wilbury's album in a studio in whose house?
Hint: it was not a member of the band, but a friend who was out of town and loaned them his house for a week or two.
Hint 2: He is a producer for many famous acts, but was best know for being partners with another artist in a British group, popular in the 80s.
Ken Caillet? (spelling???)
Hint 3: His partner (in his band) was a woman who got much more attention than he ever did. He looked a little unkempt, but she could have been a model. Initially, most people thought he was just some guy who backed up the female lead singer.
That Eurythmics guy? What was his name...Dave something?:neutral:
Yes! It was Dave Stewart. He loaned his house out to all these superstars, and didn't even get to hang around them as they jammed.
Uh, he played a Hofner...
EDIT: whoa, that was late, i was talking about mccartney
:blush: So, barefoot? Do you have a question because you came up with the last name, and my questions suck!
Uh, he played a Hofner...
In the beginning he did, for all the rocknroll Beatles stuff, but in 1965 he switched to the Rick and that was that!
The Hofner is and always shall be FAR more closely associated with him. Okay, he played a Rickenbacker some too, but the Hofner is THE McCartney bass.
Should I wait for barefoot or try to come up with a question?
OK, fine:
What band had the first rap album to go to Number 1 on the charts, in 1987?
Beastie Boys it is!
"She's crafty, and she's just my type!"
Your turn!
Here's an easy one.
The King of Rock is Elvis
The King of Pop is Michael Jackson
The Godfather of Soul is James Brown
The Chairman of the Board is Frank Sinatra
The Prince of Darkness is Ozzy Osbourne
The Boss is Bruce Springsteen
Who is God?
Ha! Actually, I was thinking Clapton. But you are correct.
Your turn.
Beestie Boys?
I didn't realize Beestie had a night job... ;)
Ha! Actually, I was thinking Clapton. But you are correct.
:lol:
Oh man... I got nuthin' here.... uhhh
What's the best selling album of all time?
Thriller --Michael Jackson?
Dark Side of the Moon or Rumours.
It's got to be something like "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby, but that's a single.
I'm going to go with Sgt. Pepper, but I think that's wrong.
Led Zeppelin -- Houses of the Holy?
Oh man, i missed bruce's post, i think he should go, shouldnt he?
It doesn't matter to me, but I was asking for the album not the band.
Well, okay, I'll go, then.
How can you tell Steve Vai's Ibanez from Paul Gilbet's Ibanez?
Seven Strings. (Vai has a Low B, I think.)
Well, vai does have the Universe series...
To clarify, how can you tell Vai's JEM from Gilbert's sig?
Crap, I'm just a drummer. I thought I had that one.
EDIT: You know what, out of curiosity, since I thought you said I was wrong, I Googled "Paul Gilbert Signature" and it does only have six strings. So, I was right. Maybe not the answer you expected, though.
Yeah, but see, the Universe isn't really Vai's signature, it's more like the sister guitar to the Jem that Vai helped design. It's a distinction I should have made, for clarity. But madd propz for knowing that Vai pioneered modern 7-string use.
I have a question ready to go. Can we get a ruling on this?
EDIT1: I just read your last post. Thanks. Passion And Warfare is one of my desert island albums.
EDIT2: I still think I correctly answered the specific question you asked, though.
I'm sorry, but the 7-string Universe isn't really Vai's sig, and he doesn't play it very often at all, either.
You didn't specify "signature" guitars. He frickin' invented it, to me that makes it "his."
I am going to flip a coin. Heads, it's your turn; Tails, we wait. It doesnt affect me either way, so I have no reason to lie.
Tails... Sorry, man. Difference between the Jem and the PG.
It isn't a coin-flip issue. You asked a question and I answered it.
Ask any shred-head what Vai's guitar is, they'll say Jem. No doubt. The Universe is a guitar Vai designed and sometimes plays, but Gilbert plays 7-strings sometimes too -- Even the Universe, on occasion! But for neither Vai nor Gilbert is the 7-string their MAIN axe or even type of axe.
You didn't specify that. I answered the question you asked, correctly.
You can't add conditions after the fact. You asked, I answered. My answer was right, then you changed the question. End of story. My turn.
Your answer was not correct, see my comment about Gilbert also playing 7-strings sometimes. Playing the axe sometimes, having one, even designing it doesnt make it HIS. The Jem is HIS, the Universe is just a side thing. I'm sorry, dude, but the 7-string is not what sets Vai apart from Gilbert.
godammm....... I guess even music tirivia can turn into a heated debate.... (cue mrs. Merton....)
So, what is the difference....
How can you tell Steve Vai's Ibanez from Paul Gilbet's Ibanez?
Steve Vai invented a seven-string guitar, for Ibanez. "Steve Vai's Ibanez"
Presumably, whoever Paul Gilbert is, he plays an Ibanez also. In fact, he has a signature Ibanez. "Paul Gilbert's Ibanez"
Whether you were refering to a "signature" guitar or not was not specified. However, Steve Vai actually invented a guitar for Ibanez.
"Steve Vai's Ibanez" is a seven string. "Paul Gilbert's Ibanez" is not. That's a difference.
How can you tell Steve Vai's Ibanez from Paul Gilbet's Ibanez?
Seven Strings. (Vai has a Low B, I think.)
That is a correct answer. On Jeopardy, when this happens, the judges realize that the contestant produced a correct answer that was not forseen by the writer of the question. This is the fault of the question writer, and not the contestant.
But STEVE VAI'S IBANEZ IS NOT A 7-STRING. He HAS an Ibanez that has seven strings, but so does Gilbert. Therefore the answer is not valid.
You didn't specify, in the question, whether you meant a "signature" guitar, or a guitar that the person actually invented. I answered the question, in it's original form, correctly. You can't make new rules up after I already answered correctly.
Vai has designed more than one model of guitar, and did not invent the 7-string guitar. Please, Flint, just STOP.
But Ibram, if Flint didn't answer the question, and you have since given the correct answer to prove he didn't, doesn't that mean we're all still waiting for you to give us a new question?
No, I didn't give the correct answer; However, I did clarify that Vai's guitar is the Jem and Gilbert's is the PGM.
Vai has designed more than one model of guitar
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So, what is the question? :p
Now, THAT answer... While not what I was looking for,
IS correct.
Steve Vai's Jem:
Paul Gilbert's PGM:
I was LOOKING for 'Vai's has a monkey grip and Gilbert's has painted F-holes', but, the Jem does have a trem, and the PGM has a fixed bridge... Your turn
Cool. You know I was just kidding around, right?
My question: Who performed the voice of Bald-Headed John, on the Frank Zappa album Joe's Garage?
:rolleyes: Ummm...
Telly Savalas?
(Sorry, don't have a clue so I have to be facetious! I'm a smart-ass)
Flo?
Eddie?
Frank?
Dweezle?
Ahmed?
Joe?
Ringo Starr?
Williiam S. Burroughs (I have no idea, I just think he was cool. And he was bald. And appears on other people's albums.)
Tom Smothers was bald too. Was it him?
Some good guesses, but nobody got it yet.
I looked it up, and nobody is going to get it, but I enjoyed the answer. I liked a lot of what that guy did. Give them some hints flints
I'm perfectly willing to give hints on this one, I was just testing the waters for a litttle while. Let me just say: Steve Vai was actually a very good guess.
Satch? He wasnt bald back then, but he is now...
No, and it's not Michael Bolton either.
The musician or the Office Space guy?
Ummm...you're getting colder?
Tom Smothers was bald too. Was it him?
Was is John Smothers, the bodyguard? I may be mistaken, but I think I recall hearing Frank thank him for his 'contributions to the english language'.
Steve Vai and Captain Beefheart were good guesses.
(Of course, I already said that) . . . but why . . . ???
EDIT: Because they . . . :stickpoke . . . what . . . ???
Cause they regularly played with Zappa?
Was it Bo-zee-oh?
Yep. Collaiuta played drums on Joe's Garage, but Bozzio was the voice of Bald-Headed John. He confirmed that, in person, at a Guitar Center clinic I went to.
you guys are being too obscure.
Apparently not, as we've managed to answer the questions.
What was the first band to release the song entitled Moonage Daydream?
Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars?
Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd?
Sounds like it, but no
This one's too obscure, I'll have to think of a new one...
The answer to the question is Arnold Corns, who recorded the song before the Spiders from Mars had even formed. The singer? One Arnold Corns, AKA David Jones... Later known as David Bowie.
The album sleeves for The Wall by Pink Floyd do not match the album. Name two differences between the album and the sleeves..
Later known as David Bowie.
But somehow David Bowie isn't an acceptable answer?
We must band together and overthrow the tyranical Music Trivia reign of Ibram The Deciever!
[SIZE="3"]My[/SIZE] new question: The album sleeves for The Wall by Pink Floyd do not match the album. Name two differences between the album and the sleeves.
Umm, the album is mostly white (with a brick pattern) and the sleeves are mostly black with some drawings?
It's been 20 years since I held the album in my hands.
But somehow David Bowie isn't an acceptable answer?
Right, it isn't because the name of the BAND, like i VERY SPECIFICALLY said, was Arnold Corns.
Let me clarify the question, because it doesnt make much sense as I've written it... Name two differences between what the tracklist/lyrics on the sleeves say and what is actually ON the album.
#1: The albums sleeves promise "a zany laugh-fest"
Okay, I got a new game. Not sure if it should be here or in Nothingland, but it's about music, so I put it here.
Here's how it works.
One person posts a music trivia question. If you know the answer, post it. First person to get it right gets to ask another question. DON'T post another question until you are confirmed correct.
EDIT: [COLOR=Red]NO GOOGLE. Please. Honour system.[/COLOR]
I'll start.
Where did the band Pink Floyd get its name?
personally, i think ibram is breaking his own rules. just my opinion.
Care to tell why? I'm not, I'm really not... If the consensus is that I'm not allowed to ask my mother if she knows the answer I will be perfectly happy not to do so (she helped me with a few, like the Costello one and a couple others), but I am not using the internet for help.
Don't you dare drag your poor mother into this!
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The album sleeves are floppy and have a hole in the center?
Finally, one that I know!
The song after Goodbye Blue Sky is identified as What Shall We Do Now? on the sleeve, but Empty Spaces on the record.
Is this to do with the difference between the album album and the soundtrack album? (Meaning: I have a live version of the album which has songs/versions on it that weren't on the studio album, but were in the movie.)
Flint, do you mean the Is There Anybody Out There - The Wall Live? Great CD. Pancake man, you got it, but can you think of a second difference?
Barely got that one. Can't think of another difference. But I will gladly hold off asking another question until someone can.
Eh, I'll let you take it so Flint can't use it as another thing to bitch about.
The other thing I can think of off the top of my head is that the songs are out of order, with Hey You being but right before (or maybe after...) Comfortably Numb.
Oh, that sounds familiar.
John Lennon claims to have said this at the end of "Strawberry Fields Forever".
Paul is a dead man, miss him, miss him, miss him.Backwards
Which one is it that he said "Cranberry Saaauce?"
Darnit, thought that one was too easy. Ibram got it.
Everyone thinks that he said "I buried Paul" and he swore that he said "Cranberry Sauce".
Care to tell why? I'm not, I'm really not... If the consensus is that I'm not allowed to ask my mother if she knows the answer I will be perfectly happy not to do so (she helped me with a few, like the Costello one and a couple others), but I am not using the internet for help.
well, there have been a couple questions that you answered incorrectly that would indicate googling. a bruce springstein one,and one i forget atm. plus, a teenage boy wouldn't know half of this stuff. and finally, i asked MY mom. and she thinks you're cheating.
btw, does your mom google?
i asked MY mom. and she thinks you're cheating.
My mom can beat up your mom.
Next question?
Uh... What song, inspired by a real event, has a main character by the name of Rubin, who is arrested for something he didn't do cause he was black?
As usual...no clue.
I have a question though: in what year was what album produced that had a guy on the guitar and a drummer and the bassist wore a red tie and they played some notes and had a concert?:rolleyes:
(I crack myself up! :lol: )
well, there have been a couple questions that you answered incorrectly that would indicate googling. a bruce springstein one,and one i forget atm. plus, a teenage boy wouldn't know half of this stuff. and finally, i asked MY mom. and she thinks you're cheating.
btw, does your mom google?
Cheating is violating the rules. Since the only stated rule was no Googling, he's probably not cheating, by his rules.
However, I feel trivia questions, and answers, should come from your head, not from reference material...or Mom, but that's just my take on trivia. :2cents:
Spexxvet got it.
And if it is decided so, I shall ask my mother no longer.
Who Wrote The First Cut Is The Deepest?
I think your momma should log in!
(Mine does!)
First Cut: Barry Gibb?
Rod Stewart?
Willie Nelson?
No, no, and no.
Hint: it wasn't Sheryl Crowe, either
I think your momma should log in!
If she wouldnt kill me for A.) posting my age and such and B.) the language and content that I post and view, that would be a great idea... Her first rule of the internet is to NEVER POST ANYTHING YOU WOULN'T WANT YOUR MOMMA READIN'!
Hint: Recorded many albums, but has been out of the scene for awhile
The only way to get most of these questions IS to cheat. With the combined knowledge of music on this site, to get ALMOST ALL of the questions right, you've got to have something going on. I have been a music buff all my life (over 50 years) and I am continuously baffled. Good game. I'm just not good enough to play.
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me too capn. i read the "no google" in the starter and I haven't gotten any of them... but I enjoy the thread anyway.
Cat Stevens
We have a weiner! :D
mmmmmmm....... ok....
This may be a bit too british..... let me know what you think...
How many are in The Temperance Seven and what was their excuse...
hmmm... 7 and it must have been the booze?
6. One was an alcoholic, so they kicked him out.
Yeah then he moved in with me.
This may be a bit too british..... let me know what you think...
I think nobody knows the answer.
You may be right.
There were 9 of them, being one over the 8.....
I'll leve it to the next one in to ask the next question.
Dare I?
I dare not.
Oh, go ahead. Nobody's here but you, me and Spexxvet.
In no way related to this thread, I was just picking a disc out to do a little housework to, and I grabbed David Bowie's [COLOR="Blue"]The Man Who Sold The World [/COLOR]album. Isn't "that song" on this one, I wondered? . . . Yes, here it is . . .
Bonus Tracks - 13. Moonage Daydream 3:52, 14. Hang Onto Yourself 2:51 [SIZE="1"]These tracks were released as a single under the name Arnold Corns in 1971.[/SIZE]
Fuck Arnold Corns. He should change his name. :lol2: :bolt:
to david Jones perchance........
Yes, as it said, under the name Arnold Corns. As in, the name of the band, which is what I asked in the question, was Arnold Corns.
Jesus, people, give it a rest already!
While you may be technically correct, whoever goes to all-caps first "loses."
There, italicized. Happy now?
The only thing worse than an all-capper is a late editor.
I remember when this thread used to be fun.
Jeez, I'm out of a thread for a few days, and now I can't buy a thrill.
Let's have a fucking question...or is there one on the table that I just can't find through all the bullshit? :mad:
No, there is no question. JayMcGee forfeited his turn.
Here's an easy question. What are the first names of the four Beatles?
john, paul, george, ringo.
Wrong. The "first name" the drummer had was Richard Starkey.
here's a new question:
name the two most annoying pricks currently participating in this thread.
Glatt said I was right.
Piss off, Flint. Seriously, piss off. You are TRYING to kill this thread.
Thank you for trying to save it, glatt.
What sets Mark Knopfler's picking style apart from most other peoples'?
His is on a guitar, while most people's is in their nose?
Just for the wit, Clodfobble gets it.
He's into Carter style guitar picking?
Aw hell, I don't have a question... okay, at least leave that one open for legitimate answers then...
Cellar-music trivia question: What female pop star did our own smoothmoniker tour with about two years ago? No archive searching.
I always thought Knopfler had a sort of flamenco style, but that's probably not the right terminology.
Well, pretty close, he plays without a pick, and flamenco style is more of really a sound than a method but flamenco is fingerpicked... close enough.
The girl who did "Bitch"...I can't remember her name. Doggone one-hit wonders.
I just love the way Knopfler really opens up the space between the notes in a chord. It's percussive.
Meredith...her name was Meredith...something.
Close enough, Els. :) It was Meredith Brooks.
What is Ibram's opinion of Andres Segovia?
(I know it's not my turn)
Todd Rundgren has a guitar named "Foamy". Why does he call it that?
[SIZE="1"]:::struggling to concoct bizarre, synesthesia-based theory on this:::[/SIZE]
Either that, or his guitar is partially constructed of styrofoam?!
It's named after his childhood dog, who was unfortunately bit by a rabid bat?
It's named after his childhood dog, who was unfortunately bit by a rabid bat?
cuz of all the beer that's been spilled on it?
bcouse he told the builder to make it "fo-ME"!
Barefoot Serpent got it. A Seafoam Green Fender Stratocaster.
hmmm... OK, keeping up with the Todd Rundgren theme --
Why is Todd Rundgren on Stephen Colbert's 'On Notice' list?
Colbert has reasons for putting people on the list? News to me...
That's a really good question...I've been very curious about that, actually.
hint: it has nothing to do with bowtie pasta (it's on the list, too)
The only thing I can think of is that Colbert is pissed about Rundren having revived The Cars. Maybe he's unhappy that Todd isn't Ric Ocasik?
I saw The New Cars on Leno when they were preparing to tour. Original keyboardist and drummer, Todd as the frontman, and they did a damn good job of it. Rundgren is no slouch in virtually any area of music peformance, conception or production. I'd see 'em.
New question: Name the keyboardists who played with Rundgren in his Utopia days.
Herbie Hancock, Jan Hammer, and Chick Corea ???
Great players all, but wildly wrong.
Okay...this question is stagnating the game. The answer:
M. Frog Labatt and Roger Powell.
Next question is up for grabs!
Ok, which band did the Eagles allude to in their song "Hotel California"?
What guitarist has been credited with "singlehandedly rescuing the [deleted] guitar from obscurity,creating and mastering its modern technique, broadening the scope of its repertoire, legitimizing the guitar as a [deleted] concert instrument, and developing a worldwide audience for its performance and pedagogy where none existed before"?
I deleted adjectives which would make the question too easy.
Captain Beefheart? ("so I called up the Captain...")
I'm conflicted. I was going to take a guess on the Hotel California question, but wasn't certain if I was recalling the entire lyrics, so I looked them up online. This resulted in me accidentally finding the answer to the question, which was in fact what I was going to guess in the first place, but now I'm afraid I'm cheating.
Okay...this question is stagnating the game. The answer:
M. Frog Labatt and Roger Powell.
You forgot Moogy Klingman.
This thread has gone dead the past 24 hours, so I'm throwing out my "I didn't cheat, but did discover my suspicion was correct" answer so we can get it moving again.
Steely Dan.
I'll take "named after a dildo" for $1000, Alex.
What guitarist has been credited with "singlehandedly rescuing the [deleted] guitar from obscurity,creating and mastering its modern technique, broadening the scope of its repertoire, legitimizing the guitar as a [deleted] concert instrument, and developing a worldwide audience for its performance and pedagogy where none existed before"?
I deleted adjectives which would make the question too easy.
Les Paul? :confused:
sorry I got lost. It was Andres Segovia.
BTw, my Q was posted first but when I edited it, it got a new time stamp.
OK, finally thought of one:
The song Mbube was written and performed by South African artist Solomon Linda in 1939. What #1 song (Billboard Hot 100) in the US & UK did this become?
DING-DING-DING!the 1961 hit by The Tokens and also 1952
Wimoweh by Pete Seeger and The Weavers.
One of the most successful disco acts of the 70s included three men who became incredibly successful producers and studio musicians as well. The men: Edwards, Rodgers, Thompson. What was the name of their group?
I believe that would be Chic.
That's ma'am to you. :p I'll stick with the Disco and gender-bending themes for the next question.
What Disco artist did the Weather Girls (of "It's Raining Men" fame) sing backup vocals for in the '70s?
K.C. -? ( of Sunshine fame)
Boy George?
Grace Jones?
Village People?
Spexxy is the warmest, but still not correct. A hint:
One of the artist's songs played during Billy Ray Valentine's party in Trading Places
No...here are more hints:
The artist was a drag queen and performed at Studio 54.
He's not Ru Paul.
He went by one name, e.g. Madonna, Cher, Yanni.
He died of AIDS in the late '80s.
The name of his song in Trading Places is "Do You Wanna Funk?"
Good lord...you can't mean Divine?
That's a very interesting guess, but no...Divine did not sing "Do You Wanna Funk" nor did he/she die of AIDS.
Should I just give up the name? It seems like I went way too obscure on this one.
Never heard of him. Your turn again.:worried:
Someone will get this one right away, I just know it.
What Washington, DC punk band got its name from a Ramones song?
mmmm.... probally won't be anyone this side of the pond....
Isn't it 3 in the morning on your side of the pond?
The Sedateds?
The Rock N Roll High Schoolers?
The Joeys?
it is indeedy, footycubed.
But there's still a drop or two in the rum bottle......
No, no and no. The Joeys sound like they could be an Aussie pre-teen pop band, though.
it is indeedy, footycubed.
But there's still a drop or two in the rum bottle......
Have you had Mojitos over there?
My favorite rum drink at the moment.
In High school (and it was) my pals and I created a drink with 151 proof rum
1 part grape juice
1 part apple juice or fresh cider (not fermented)
1 part pinapple juice
2 parts ice
3 parts 151 rum
frappe until smooth.
thrilling, as I recall.
What a guess. I'm not really into punk, I just thought those guys were from DC, for some reason.
that sounds like a great cocktail, Flint..... whats in it?
There is a "Brains" shooter...something like vodka and peach schnapps in a shot glass, then you build the brain using Bailey's and a straw. Maybe some Rose's Lime for the curdling effect (?). If you have enough of them, they'll be "Bad," too, I bet.
I have to go to bed now, and I can't think of a better question. I just happened to be thinking of this earlier today:
What were initially decided upon as the two forbidden musical instruments in Duran Duran? (A sort of stylistic rebellion against the 1970s)
The Yamaha DX-7 and the 12-string acoustic?
talent and ability?
:kneeslapping:
violins and organ?
That's one correct answer . . . (organ)
roses on a piano or tulips on an organ?
roses on a piano or tulips on an organ?
:blush:
OK--Organ and piano?
Go ahead and take it away Spexxvet, I'm tired of this question.
The answer is: organs and ride cymbals.
Duran Duran was going to break away from the 1970s and head in a new direction, driven by the clean robotic pulse of synths and high-hats.
Easy one:
Who wrote most of the lyrics for King Crimson songs?
Hmm, I should know this. Since Fripp is the only continuous member, I'd want to say him, but that is too obvious.
Leaving a choice of Sinfield or Palmer-James...
Gonna say Sinfield.
Umm.. Just a wild guess here..
Fripp? (whoever that is.)
:::shudders at the thought of the horrible, ham-fisted lyrics Bill Bruford would probably write:::
As I recall, KC had a band poet - all he did was lyrics.
Oh yeah! S - something, it starts with S...
I'll throw Greg Lake into the mix, here.
Here I am saying S something and fff has already said Sinfield, I think he is right, Peter Sinfield.
...
Gonna say Sinfield.
Correct!
Nobody guessed Whetton?
If it was Wetton, the lyrics would be like
it was the heat of the moment
telling us what your heart meant
the heat of the moment
shown in your eyes
But since it was Sinfield, the lyrics were like
On soft grey mornings widows cry,
The wise men share a joke;
I run to grasp divining signs
To satisfy the hoax.
The yellow jester does not play
But gently pulls the strings
And smiles as the puppets dance
In the court of the crimson king.
That's trite - I mean right.
all completeness in the morning
asleep at your side
I'll be waking up the crewmen
banana boat ride
She responds like a limousine
need I go on?
whoops, that was plamer james wasn't it?
*snip*
But since it was Sinfield, the lyrics were like
*snip*
And smiles as the puppets dance
In the court of the crimson king.
Much as I like the Moody Blues, I don't think
Days of Future Passed really pulled off the Symphony in Rock thing as well as
In the Court of the Crimson King.
Is there a question pending? Foot^3, I think it's your turn.
Oh. yeah. Umm. gimme a minute ot two.
OK we all love Laurie Anderson's oh oh oh oh oh oh Superman like it was our own red headed stepchild, especially because she is using a vocoder.
But what I wanna know is how old is the vocoder technology? Not the exact same one that made Frampton so savagely overplayed in the 70s, but let's say, the granddady. Not so far back as benjamin franklin and his kite, more recent.
And for bonus, what was the big idea behind the vocoder anyway?
I'm guessing it was something that George Martin cooked-up in the Beatles skunkworks heyday? It's just a preamp, isn't it?
Vocoder technology was originally developed in the early days of telephony as a possible method of multiplexing several analogue voice streams over a single line...but I do not know the year.
Els has the intent, how about a decade if not a year?
Vocoder technology was originally developed in the early days of telephony as a possible method of multiplexing several analogue voice streams over a single line...but I do not know the year.
I love the Cellar for tidbits of information like this. You learn stuff without even trying.
OK Els. Close enough for the girls I go out with. You're up.
OK...easy one comin' up.
What do you have if you've got a pignose on your belt?
What do you have if you've got a pignose on your belt?
Wireless mic at your mouth? (the battery pack was only thing based on the visual image I developed I could really come up with that was vaguely music related)
The bad date I picked up at the bar last night?
A portable speaker, usually plugged into a guitar, but sometimes used with a microphone.
you mean a foldback speaker?
Nope, not a stage monitor.
After I guessed (incorrectly, as it happens), I checked. Pignose is the brand name, and it runs off AA batteries.
some kind of 'wah-wah' pedal?
Els asked the question, he's the one to confirm that Crimson Ghost is right ... I could have found the wrong device, after all.
CG is close enough for rock and/or roll. Pignose is the brand name of a very small combo amp for imprompteu performance sans electrical connection.
CG, you're up.
OK.
Jackie Coogan (Uncle Fester) married Betty Grable.
In 1940 she divorced him.
[COLOR=black]In 1943 [/COLOR][COLOR=black]she married[/COLOR][COLOR=black] a jazz[/COLOR][COLOR=black] trumpeter[/COLOR][COLOR=black] and big[/COLOR] band[COLOR=black] leader.[/COLOR]
Who was that band leader?
Glenn Miller?
Glenn Miller played trombone.
Glenn Miller played trombone.
Guess it's not him then. :blush:
I don't know my big band leaders that well. I can't imagine Betty Grable getting married to a black man. It would have been scandalous in those days. So that rules out a few right there.
Harry James. Stompin' at the Savoy, man
DING! DING! DING!
We have a winner!
mrnoodle gets the Kewpi doll.
mrnoodle may not be back for a while, so I'm going to jump in with one to keep the thread going.
Question: What 2-hit wonder from the 60's saw a brief comeback in early 1977 with a hit that spent a few months on the charts and even reached number one? This hit was a new version of a then relatively unknown Bruce Springsteen song.
Gotta be Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
Yep.
His big hits form the 60's : Do Wah Diddy Diddy and Mighty Quinn
His comeback: Blinded by the Light
You're up Els.
A large adam's apple? :)
I'm trying to run the lyrics through my head, but can't remember them well. Campagne that tastes just like cherry cola?
Oh, yeah. She got shot, right?
Oh, I guess...forgot that part.
But I think there is a song...something about "whatever Lola wants, Lola get" but have no idea what it is from.
Lola gets your heart and soul?
Shawnee nails it right off.
Finally!
OK, question:
Though it's almost Friday, we all love our Manic Mondays. What writer/performer wrote Manic Monday (under a pseudonym)?
Prince played keyboard on which Stevie Nicks hit?
Three days...I think we're stumped.
Plus, I really wanna know this!
Stand Back
Who wants to go?
How odd...I love that kind of trivia.
I have one: What does a green rosetta do?
Bonus: How would you describe a green rositti?
But I think there is a song...something about "whatever Lola wants, Lola get" but have no idea what it is from.
Damn Yankees. Gwen Verdon sang it, I believe.
I know it wasn't a question to be answered, but you can't leave something like that just hanging.
I have one: What does a green rosetta do?
Bonus: How would you describe a green rositti?
Somone will see this and know the answer instantly . . .
I've changed my signature to a hint on this question!
Sorry Flint, I'm completely lost.
How odd...I love that kind of trivia.
I have one: What does a green rosetta do?
Bonus: How would you describe a green rositti?
A green Rosetta vows never to eat the shellfish special in a month without an R, ever again.
A green Rositti is bent over the railing saying "Mommy, my tummy hurts."
(OK, It was just a shot in the dark)
Nice guesses! But...
The answers, to both parts, rhyme (loosely) with the item[s] in question...
"a little green rosetta, a little green rosetta, ______________,
a little green rositti, a little green rositti, _____________..." FZ
a little green rosetta, it makes you feel betta'
a little green rositti, looks just like a wheatie?
You got the rhyming word of the first part.
I thought there would be some Zappa fans around?
You got the rhyming word of the first part.
I DID? :lol:
I like the Zap but don't know much about him.
Actually "a little green rosetta, it makes a ______ betta..."
Sure, are you good?
You're killing me! :lol2:
You should ask for a "limbs akimbo" smilie . . .
I have one: What does a green rosetta do?
Bonus: How would you describe a green rositti?
It's Frank Zappa lyrics from the album Joe's Garage.I forfeit. [COLOR="Gray"]:::lets thread die a natural death:::[/COLOR]
I'll go.
On most album covers, there was small print stating that so-and-so performer appears courtesy of such-and-such company. On Mott The Hoople's "The Hoople", there is a similar statement. Complete the sentence:
Mick Ralphs appears ____________
naked? really, really stoned? Courtesy of his mother?
Courtesy of a little green rosetta?
no, no, no, no, and no.
Hint:
Mick Ralphs appears - - / - - / - - / - - - / - - - - - - -
No "courtesy"
...appears to like Frank Zappa?
Sorry, that is incorrect!
Hint
Mick Ralphs appears to be in _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ok, the answer:
Mick Ralphs appears to be in Bad Company.
Mick had just left Mott the Hoople to form the group Bad Company.
In the Little Feat song, who is in the bathtub?
This is the Central Scrutinizer. As you can see, music can get you pretty fvcked up. Take a tip from Joe: do like he did, hock your imaginary guitar and get a good job. Joe did, and he's a happy guy now, on the day shift at the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, arrogantly twisting the sterile canvas snoot of a fully-charged icing and anointment utensil. And every time a nice little muffin comes by on the belt, he puts forth...
...a little green rosetta, a little green rosetta, it makes a muffin betta
...a little green rositti, a little green rositti, it's really really neat-y
SOME PEOPLE LIKE CUPCAKES BETTER.
I FOR ONE CARE LESS FOR THEM.
Dang you guys know lots of esoteria.
Little Feat...dog in the bathtub? (not even a clue)
SOME PEOPLE LIKE CUPCAKES BETTER.
I FOR ONE CARE LESS FOR THEM.
Where have you been all my life
??? "Girl you thought he was a man, but he was a muffin! No cries is heard in the night as a result of him stuffin'..."
In the Little Feat song, who is in the bathtub?
There is a fat man in the bathtub, with the _____.
Finally one I know!
What does said fat man have?
Where have you been all my life ???
Standin' on the porch of the Lido hotel
(Floozies in the lobby love the way I sell...)
Nope but that might help.
What does said fat man have?
The blues.
Fatman in the Bathtub
Spotcheck Billy got down on his hands & knees
He said "Hey momma, hey let me check your oil alright?"
She said "No, no honey, not tonite,
comeback Monday, well you comeback Tuesday, then i might."
I said Juanita, my sweet Juanita, what are you up to?
My Juanita. I said Juanita, my sweet taquita,
what are you up to? My Juanita.
Well, i dont want nobody who wont die for dance.
Dont throw me no speed cars cause i die tryin.
Throw me line, throw me a dime.
Cause theres a fat man in the bathtub with the blues.
I hear you moan, i hear you moan--moan
Billy got so sad, dejected, put on his hat and started to run.
Runnin down the street and yellin at the top of his lungs
"All i want in this life and time is some good clean fun,
All i want in this life and time is some hit and run!"
I said Juanita, my sweet Juanita, what are you up to?
My Juanita. I said Juanita, my sweet taquita,
what are you up to? My Juanita
Well i put my money in your meter baby so it wont run down,
But you got me in a squeeze play on the cheesey side of town.
Throw me line, now show me a sign.
Cause theres a fat man in the bathtub with the blues
I hear you moan, i hear you moan, yea
In the Little Feat song "willin'", what does the singer ask you to give him?
Weed, 'whites and wine...and show me a time.
correct (except show me a sign)
Your turn.
Who has sung more Bond theme songs than anyone else?
Nancy Sinatra?
Edit: I just saw the other thread, can I change my answer?
I'm sorry, no use of reference material. It isn't my rule. :)
Who has sung more Bond theme songs than anyone else?
Shirley Bassey.
(off the top of my head, Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever. I don't think that she did the Mango Tree song in Doctor No, and I'm not sure about Thunderball. The Rock Anthem Bond songs started with Live and Let Die, although Man with the Golden Gun had a more traditional (i.e., Jazzy) Bond theme.
Wolf is correct. "Thunderball" was done by Tom Jones, BTW.
The third song, incidentally, was for Moonraker. I had to look it up. I stopped watching the Moore Campy/Crappy bond films. I did like The Man with the Golden Gun, because of a longstanding obsession with Christopher Lee, but Lulu did the theme for that, although she sounds a lot like Shirley Bassey.
Okay ... let's say it's 1969, and you and a friend want to enjoy three days of peace, love, and music.
How much will it cost you for tickets, advance or gate, assuming you don't just bust through the fence?
a knife in your ribs...?
Altamont......
Three-day tickets: $18.00 (no refunds)
Ibram is correct for advance sales for Woodstock ... (I would have also accepted $36, as I specified "you and a friend" wanted to go).
Gate price was $24, and $7/8 per day.
Given that we're nearly paying $18 to go see a movie these days, that was an amazing deal for a three day event.
my sister has a (well, probably a reproduction of a) woodstock poster on her wall.
What movie plays in the background of Pink Floyd's The Wall?
(movie version, that is, since as far as I know nobody knows what plays in the background of the album version)
Nah, it's some army movie.
"How are you doing, Tigger old boy?" comes to mind.
The Charge of the Light Brigade?
I wish I knew more. It's a black and white British WWII movie. One I'd never seen before. Beats me what its name is.
I believe its the Dramatization of an actual operation in World War II in which low level Bombers from England drop skimming bombs into reservoirs in the Ruhr water system to cause floods destroying much of Germany's industrial base. Nobody knows this movie.
Any floydhead should know this one.
Dude, I couldn't even get a fill-in-the-blanks with Zappa lyrics, so don't feel bad.
Nah, it's some army movie.
"How are you doing, Tigger old boy?" comes to mind.
I listened to it on my commute home. The one discernable line from the background movie is "Hello Tigger, old boy. How are you doing?"
Maybe they say Digger, not Tigger.
That's all I got.
Actually, the dog's name is Nigger, but for the american version of DAMBUSTERS they redubbed it Trigger.
Dambusters, a movie about blowing up a giant wall.
Okay, new question. What is the name of the band who sang with Paul Simon on Graceland (most notably, the track Homeless)?
Ladysmith Black Mozambo (not sure of spelling.)
(edit: damn too late, and I knew one for once)
One thing that Eddie Van Halen, Slash, and Carlos Santata have in common is that they are credited with performing on albums by this artist.
...oh...okay...
What does Peter Griffin (Family Guy) call Eddie Van Halen's wife?
oooh good guess!...but no...
Edit: (Hint) You don't need to have seen Family Guy, if you've seen Sesame Street...
ha ha ha that's it! glatt goes...
The Sesame Street hint gave it away.
What hard rocking lead singer allegedly tattooed a W to each of her inner thighs so that when she spread her legs, it would say W O W ?
(I remember reading this in my youth, but just tried to confirm it and found nothing. So I'm quite sure it's true, but have no proof.)
I know, glatt, I didn't wanna get stuck on that one...
Let's see... David Lee Roth? Richard Simmons? Al Sharpton?
Courteny Looooooooooooooove?
No, he said in his youth, so it has to be, like, Billie Holliday or something.
Grace Slick? Wendy O. Williams?
Wendy O. Williams?
[SIZE="3"]W O W[/SIZE] ???Grace Slick? Wendy O. Williams?
Yep.
Wendy O. Williams. (W. O. W.)
I couldn't confirm it's true, but since she has done just about everything else, I believe it.
Your turn, Spexxvet
Easy one:
How many songs are on Yes' double album (vinyl version) Tales of Topographic Oceans?
I knew it was too easy. Correctamundo!
Damn...I never can think of a good question.
Which decade did Ronnie James Dio's career begin in? And what was the band?
If it weren't cheating I would call my 17 year old nephew and ask him! He loves the Dio.
It was a band called ELF..saw then as support to Deep Purple when Burn was released and Coverdale took over from Gillan Mis 70's..
This is waaay before that. He played trumpet.
William McKinley Junior High School?
Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass
Dio played trumpet for the Vegas Kings in the late 50s.
Somebody go. Please...
Somebody go. Please...
This shouldn't be too hard.
What musical instrument was invented by Lev Termen?
Yes!
And the ball is back in your court once again, old boy.
This is waaay before that. He played trumpet.
Is that what he studied at Juliard?
@Griff: I've never been able to determine if Dio going to Juliard is an "urban legend" or not.
@glatt: Damnit! I really don't want it to be my turn again. I'm better at answering than asking. Give me a minute...
Off the top of my head... What was invented first, the foot-operated bass drum pedal, or the high-hat cymbal pedal?
And... So as this isn't a two-guess question... I can't ask you the year, but give me the century and the decade at least.
The earliest picture I can summon into my head is of one of those one-man-band guys. I'll say 19th century, and the bass drum one came first. Total guess, though.
I suck at this. Bass pedal, 1909. High-hat, 1928. I forfeit my turn(s)...
Actually, I rather like those sorts of questions. I can't answer them, but I find it interesting when someone does.
How about this one:
Name the very famous rock 'n' roll artist, whose sister had a small part in Fast Times At Ridgemont High and also starred in Sleepaway Camp II and III.
TBH, those films have not yet appeared on Film Four - The Essential List....
The answer is: Bruce Springsteen
His actress sister is Pamela Springsteen.
TBH, those films have not yet appeared on Film Four - The Essential List....
(googled) That looks like the UK version of Netflix. :worried:
I wanna go!
The Coalition of the Willing is a band composed of Andras Simonyi, Hungarian Ambassador to the United States; Alexander Vershbow, US Ambassador to South Korea; Daniel B. Poneman, formerly of the United States National Security Council and now of The Scowcroft Group; Lincoln Bloomfield, former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs;
and who?
Margaret Thatcher?
Tony Curtis?
BB King?
Darn it was Tony Curtis. Your turn!
Eh, mine's too trivial. Jeff Baxter, formerly of Steely Dan and the Doobie Bros.
Someone else do one.
Jeff Baxter is also known by a nickname, what is it?
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
Next: Who does he work for now?
Edit: (In his new career...)
It occurs to me, there's no telling what (all) this guy is into. But I have one particularly surprising job in mind.
I was going for the Pentagon, but NASA is also correct. [SIZE="1"](We're not making this up, folks. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter from Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers is a super-genius!)[/SIZE]
Crimson Ghost, take it away!
From his
Wiki entry
Baxter, entirely on his own, researched and wrote a five-page paper using a primitive Tandy computer that suggested converting the ship-based anti-aircraft Aegis missile into a rudimentary missile defense system. He gave the paper on a whim to another California friend, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher. No one was more surprised than Baxter when the Republican lawmaker took the paper seriously.
It turned out that Baxter knew what he was talking about. The converted Aegis missile defense did well in tests and the Navy planned to equip at least one ship with the newly converted system. But Rohrabacher was impressed with Baxter himself as well. "Skunk really blew my mind with that report," he was quoted as saying. "He was talking over my head half the time, and the fact that he was a rock star who had basically learned it all on his own was mind-boggling."
I found out on "Behind The Music".
Question -
What group released the songs "Mangled Dehumanization" and "Remorseless Poison"?
Sounds like Cannibal Corpse to me...
The Creepy Goth Pain Deaths?
maybe Carcass? Some old skool death band.
What group released the songs "Mangled Dehumanization" and "Remorseless Poison"?
The Osmonds?
Teenage Atari Riot?
The Plasmatics?
Demolition Doll Rods?
The Osmonds?
DING!!!
DING!!!
DING!!!
We have a winna!!!
The group is "Death Strike".
OK, maybe this one is a little easier.
Who is "Diane DiPiazza"?
Mike Piazza's transvestite alias?
Oooooooooooooooo...
So close...
Al DiMeola's schizophrenic alter ego?
Easy. She is Diane of the pizza.
Ok, maybe it was too hard of a question.
Diane DiPiazza was the original bassist for punk band The Misfits.
(02/1977 - 03/1977)
What actress has sung with Gene Simmons of KISS and Bette Midler?
OK.
It's not Cher.
Answer:
Katey Segal.
I'll need to go even easier....
Who wrote "Constipation Blues"?
On further research, I must retract my question.
Beestie is correct.
Cher has, in fact, sung with both Gene Simmons and Bette Midler.
Your turn, Beestie.
On further research, I must retract my question.
Beestie is correct.
Cher has, in fact, sung with both Gene Simmons and Bette Midler.
If you call what she does "singing." :right:
OK, nobody yell at me. I like Cher, I think she has done some great acting. Just can't stand that voice.
Which well-known guitar player was a paratrooper in the US Army prior to launching his musical career?
Jimi Hendrix was...
That is....
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[COLOR=black]Nice work, Jinx. Your turn.[/COLOR]
Woohoo!!!
Shit. Gimme a minute...
Ok. Born Stephen Demetre Georgiou, this singer/songwriter later changed his name to ________, and then later changed his name to __________.
Prince.
An indecipherable symbol.
Cat Stephens
Muhammed Islamabad (whatever his arab name is)
Cat Stephens
Muhammed Islamabad (whatever his arab name is)
:eyebrow: I'm gonna give this to you, but just barely...
It's Cat Stevens, and his Islamic name is Yusuf Islam.
Dude is about to release a new album of pop music, and may tour.
'bout fuckin' time, that.
See? I'd always heard Cat Stevens changed his name from Steven Katz.
;)
:eyebrow: I'm gonna give this to you, but just barely...
It's Cat Stevens, and his Islamic name is Yusuf Islam.
Thanks.
To be honest, I thought I was wrong on that one.
Actor Jay Mohr and guitarist Mike DiNocola co-wrote a song.
What is the name of that song?
the google, she does nothing
Actor Jay Mohr and guitarist Mike DiNocola co-wrote a song.
What is the name of that song?
I was thinking "Jay Mohr? You mean that ventriloquist guy?" I had to google to see that I was way off!
Nah.
Jay Mohr is an actor.
He was in "Pluto Nash" and "Mafia!".
He was also the host of "Last Comic Standing".
...Actor Jay Mohr and guitarist Mike DiNocola co-wrote a song.
What is the name of that song?
Inna-godda-davita?
Happy Birthday?
The love theme from Deepthroat?
Beethoven's 5th?
Smooth Operator?
Itsy bitsy spider?
My Immortal?
The love theme from Deepthroat?
Impressive, young Spexxvet.
But you are not yet a Jedi knight.
The song is "F.B.A." (Full Blown AIDS)
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Question
Who wrote "Constipation Blues"?
Impressive, young Spexxvet.
But you are not yet a Jedi knight.
The song is "F.B.A." (Full Blown AIDS)
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Question
Who wrote "Constipation Blues"?
Deep throat,
Deeper than deep your throat
Deep throat
Don't row your boat
Don't get your goat
That's all she wrote
Deep throat
...
Question
Who wrote "Constipation Blues"?
Wilford Brimley
Wilford Brimley
:rotflol:
Impressive, young Spexxvet.
But you are not yet a Jedi knight.
The song is "F.B.A." (Full Blown AIDS)
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Question
Who wrote "Constipation Blues"?
Answer:
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
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Question:
In "Ride 'Em Cowboy", who sang "A'Tisket A'Tasket"?
Willie Nelson?
Dwight Yoakum?
Shania Twain?
Ella Fitzgerald
dammit i came in to say that.
[FONT="Century Gothic"]ATTENTION ALL PLANETS OF THE SOLAR FEDERATION...
ATTENTION ALL PLANETS OF THE SOLAR FEDERATION...
ATTENTION ALL PLANETS OF THE SOLAR FEDERATION...
WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL...
WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL...
WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL...[/FONT]
Flint?
I think I love you.
Again.
What was "American Pie" written about?
The death of Buddy Holly?
Yes, and Richie Valens and the Big Bopper
Can somebody tell me one reason why African hand-drum traditions flourished more outside of the US (during the slavery era)?
cuz slaves weren't allowed to have drums?
Right... no-hand-drumming laws were standard wherever there were African slaves, but were more heavily enforced in the US. That's why we see rich hand-drumming traditions in other former slave states, but in the US the African rhythmic tradition was expressed through other means, such as tap-dancing (yes...tap-dancing), snare drum playing, and later drumset playing. For God's sake somebody ask a good question now...
Which band is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing concerts on the most continents in 24 hours?
That's a good one.
I remember Phil Collins flew from London to USA on the Concorde to play in both venues for the Live Aid concert, but I bet the record has more than two continents.
American pie! that 6 1/2 minute bullshit suck my dick If I suck your piece of non musical bullshit!?!? the travesty/horror that sack of shit song has inflicted on young listeners to 'classic' rock and roll.... oh the horror! if I wanted to listen to a neo-cryptic song about rock.. gimmie 'smoke on the water' (atleast the bass line is a standard!).
What the fuck? That made less sense than a beatles song.
American Pie is one of the BEST songs ever written, by far. End of fuckin' story.
And Smoke on the Water is about as cryptic as Dick and Jane. It's all fucking PLAIN AS DAY. They went to Montreux, Frank Zappa was at the best place around (the Casino, I think), some stupid with a flare gun burned it down, so they ended up at the Grand Hotel, and they recorded with the 'rolling truck stones thing'.
Dumbass.
...the African rhythmic tradition was expressed through other means, such as tap-dancing (yes...tap-dancing),
...and there is no better rendition of this tradition than the most excellent film, "Tap", starring the late, great Gregory Hines and a number of old school practitioners of the art. If you haven't seen it, see it. Awesome.
[QUOTE=Ibram]What the fuck? That made less sense than a beatles song.
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Lol! What are you ? 16- 17? and yet The Beatles are still a yardstick in your life.....
That's like me saying 'not as good as the Inkspots version...'
I've found that Ibram has fairly insightful good taste in old music for a lad of his tender years.
oh, I wasn't knocking his taste, elspode, just commenting on the relevence of 40 year old pop music to todays generation.
That's like me saying 'not as good as the Inkspots version...'
HAAAAAAAAAAA made my day!
Re: American Pie and Don McClean.
He's from my hometown and he went to my junior high, though he was a decade and a half ahead of me. After he got all famous (and shit) he came back to his alma mater to play a few songs in the auditorium. (Also known as a large room full of 13, 14, 15 year olds.)
After playing a song or maybe two (I'm guessing 'Vincent' judging by the reaction from us. He pretty much went ballistic and read us the riot act for being snickering, tittering, grab-assing teens who didn't really give a flying fuck about Don McClean.
Ibram: and just to imagine what it was like to listen to radio in the 70s, listen to American pie ten times a day for six months then start a thread called "How fucking awesome American Pie Still is after I've heard it 1800 times"
Although I still get choked up when I listen to Vincent.
Vincent > American Pie.
But I've heard American Pie almost as often as you lot have compared to how long I've been around to hear it, and I still love it. Hell, I knew that song before I was born.
(and I knew Rock and Roll Lullaby soon after... my mother is a total rock-and-roller)
I'm serious Ibram, ten times a day for six months. It was a different world then. Nothing can withstand that kind of scrutiny. Not so much that the song sucked the way Cowhead describes, but that incessant airplay will ruin any song.
Solution: don't listen to FM. (While you're at it, don't watch TV either.)
When we were listening to American Pie 10 times a day on heavy rotation, we didn't have FM.
Well, we did, but nobody listened to it then. Them newfangled transistor radios only had the AM band.
Which band is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing concerts on the most continents in 24 hours?
Def Leppard
Hell, I knew that song before I was born.
(and I knew Rock and Roll Lullaby soon after... my mother is a total rock-and-roller)
Have I ever mentioned that American Pie is what I always sing to the kiddo to get him to go to sleep? (I know all the verses, so I get less bored singing it over and over again until he's passed out.) What's "Rock and Roll Lullaby?"
Well Amazon will let me listen to the BJ Thomas song (you're right Els, it's lovely), but the 10cc track has no audio clip. Any chance you have a link to somewhere I can hear a bit of the 10cc version, Ibram?
gimme your email address and I can send it to ya
Yo, over here, too, Ibram. I had no idea there *was* a 10cc R&R Lullabye.
What was the question...
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...somebody post a question.
An easy one for Ibram:
Who painted holes in his hands?
Hint: there's a lad insane
"A Benny Goodman fan painted holes in his hands"
Next!
I'm sure even those of you over the pond (and indeed over the hill) will have heard of 10cc......
but before they were 10cc, 3/4 of them had a UK hit....
what was it and what were they called at the time?
Neanderthal Man, by.... er.... ah... something like the Cavemen?
song title is close enough.... wrong on the bandname though...
[FONT="Century Gothic"]ATTENTION ALL PLANETS OF THE SOLAR FEDERATION...
ATTENTION ALL PLANETS OF THE SOLAR FEDERATION...
ATTENTION ALL PLANETS OF THE SOLAR FEDERATION...
WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL...
WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL...
WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL...[/FONT]
ah,,,, never mind the quality, feel the width....
Dead thread?
I've tried to "BUMP" it several times... Lost the will to live?
Here's your trivia question:
What's the worst song of all time?
"My Humps" - Black Eyed Peas
I don't know that one. Maybe it really is the worst.
The answer I was looking for is Starship's - We Built This City.
"We built this city on rock and roll..." but the song contains no rock and roll (???)
That's horrible, for all kinds of reasons, but "My Humps" is roughly 6.8 times worse.
I do like that one guitar part, though... [SIZE="3"]gn'[/SIZE] gn' [SIZE="1"]gn'[/SIZE] [SIZE="3"]gn'[/SIZE] gn' [SIZE="1"]gn'[/SIZE] [SIZE="3"]gn'[/SIZE] gn' [SIZE="1"]gn'[/SIZE]
I'm partial to "Unskinny Bop" for worst song. To make a point in high school, I refused to enter any establishment that was playing it on the PA. I spent a lot of time in the mall not going into stores. I still have never heard it the whole way through. It doesn't cause actual anger anymore, but if I see the video, I grind my teeth a little.
I was going through a bit of a "I'm only a fan of Zep and old Genesis" stage. I still listened to hair bands, but they had to be obscurish.
I'll nominate "unskinny" as the worst all-around word ever devised.
'Terry' by Twinkle has to be the worst ever.....
He said to me he wanted to be near to me
He said he never wanted to be out of my sight
But it's too late to give this boy my love tonight
Please wait at the gate of heaven for me, Terry.
He said to me he wanted to be close by my side
We had a quarrel, I was untrue on the night he died
And it's too late to tell this boy how great was
Please wait at the gate of heaven for me, Terry.
He rode into the night, accelerated his motorbike
I cried to him in fright, don't do it, don't do it, don.t do it.
Let's do some Music Trivia! Y'all know how this works, no Googling, etc.
I have a question: In Digital Underground's Doowatchalike, what is the one specific exception to the rule of doing what you like?
12!
No? I don't know then. I think this is more musician's music trivia where us laypeople don't know crap, but I'll stay tuned because trivia is fun!
Let's do some Music Trivia! Y'all know how this works, no Googling, etc.
I have a question: In Digital Underground's Doowatchalike, what is the one specific exception to the rule of doing what you like?
Don't let Suge Knight drive you home from a boxing match.
"If you wear corrective shoes, and you got big bunions; toenails smell and look like onions; don't doowatchalike"
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